Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE GAME
Libya wins 1-0 over Eswatini thanks to Ahmed Ekrawa's second-half opener
⏱️ 90'
Five minutes of injury time
🔃 87'
Double change of Eswatini. Neliso Myeni and Sizolwethu Shabalala enter the field, while Libya exhausts the changes with its last modification;
🔃 78'
Fourth change for Libya. Tareq Bshara replaces Ahmed Ekrawa.
⏱️ 75'
Last 15 minutes of the match and Libya ahead on the scoreboard.
🔃 70'
First two changes in Eswatini. Ayanda Gadlela and Neliswa Dlamini enter, while Bongwa Matsebula and Njabulo Magagula come out.
🔃 66'
Third change in the Libyan ranks. Osama Mukhtar Al Shremi replaces Abdulmunem Aleiyan.
⚽ GOOOAAAALLL
GOAL BY LIBYA. EKRAWA'S GOAL.
Ahmed Ekrawa puts the Libyan national team ahead on the scoreboard after Jaefar Adrees' assist.
🔃
The second half started with two changes for Libya. Osamah Al Shareef and Jaefar Adrees came on in place of Omar Al Khoja and Tahir bin Amir.
⏱️ 46'
Second half gets underway
HALF TIME
End of the first half with a scoreless tie
⏱️ 45'
One more minute added
🟨 39'
The first yellow card of the match goes to Libya's Omar Al Khoja.
⏱️ 30'
First half hour of the game and the score is still scoreless.
⏱️ 20'
No shots on goal yet, although three shots from Eswatina and only one from Libya.
⏱️ 13'
The team generating the most danger at the moment is Eswatini, who has had two shots, but neither has been on target.
⏱️ 5'
Scoring minutes in the meeting
⏱️ 1'
The match begins
The hymns are playing
Before the start of the match, time for the national anthems. First, the national anthem of the visiting team, today that of Libya, followed by that of Eswatini.
All set
The players are already in the tunnel ready to take the field.
XI Libia
Murad Al Woheshi; Sobhi Al Dawi, Abdelaziz, Tahir Bin Amir, Salah Fakhron, Ali Almusrat; Abdulmunem Aleiyan; Faisal Saleh, Ahmed Karwaa, Fadel Salama y Omar Al Khoja
XI Eswatini
Khanyakwezwe Shabalala; Mcolisi Manana; Sifiso Matse, Njabulo Magagula, Philani Mkhontfo, Mzwandile Mabelesa, Kwakhe Thwala, Sibongakhonkhe Silenge, Sabelo Ndzinisa, Samkelo Ginindza and Bongwa Matsebula.
Soccer day in Africa
A day with many qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup of African teams. These are all the matches to be played today
We already have the first result of the group
Group D kicked off with the match between Angola and Cape Verde, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
WE RETURN
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What time is the Eswatini vs Libya match in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers?
This is the start time of the game in several countries:
Argentina: 8:00 AM
Bolivia: 8:00 AM
Brazil: 9:00 AM
Chile: 8:00 AM
Colombia: 7:00 AM
Ecuador 7:00 AM
UNITED STATES (ET): 9:00 AM
Spain: 2:00 PM
Mexico: 7:00 AM
Paraguay: 8:00 AM
Peru: 8:00
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 8:00 AM
England: 13:00 AM
Australia: 22:00 AM
India 17:30 AM
Be careful with this player in Libya
Saleh Al Taher Saeid, Libyan League player who plays for Al Ahli Tripoli. The 31-year-old forward has played a total of 14 games with the Libyan national team where he has four goals and one assist
Be careful with this player in Eswatini
Sabelo Ndzinisa, 32-year-old forward. He currently plays for the Mbombela club, a South African team. He has played a total of 47 caps for Eswatini where he has scored 15 goals and an assist.
How does Libya get there?
They have just won their last friendly against Sudan. They have also gone five consecutive games without losing. The last time they lost was in June against Botswana. They have been left out of the African Cup by finishing in last position in Group J with only four points
How does Eswatini get there?
They have gone four consecutive games without winning. The last time they won was on July 8 where they beat Namibia 1-2. They have been left out of the African Cup qualification by finishing in the last position of group B with three points on the scoreboard
Background
These teams have faced each other twice with a victory for each of them. The last time they met was in July 2003, where Libya won 6-2, while in the first leg in 2002 Eswatini won.
The stadium
The match will be played at the Mbombela Stadium, located in Nelspruit. This was inaugurated in 2009 and has a capacity for 43,500 spectators.
Match preview
Eswatini and Libya will meet in the first match of Africa's qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Both teams are in group D along with Cape Verde, Angola, Mauritius and Cameroon
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the match between Eswatini vs Libya in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
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